The political history of the twentieth century is the…

“The European history of the twentieth century shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary men can find…

— Timothy Snyder

We must never forget that many around the globe are denied the basic rights we enjoy as Americans. If we are to continue enjoying…

— James Inhofe

The history of the twentieth century was dominated by the struggle against totalitarian systems of state power. The twenty-first will no doubt be marked…

— Eric Schlosser

If you look back at the history of the twentieth century, Germany alone had practically destroyed Russia several times.

— Noam Chomsky

“History can familiarize, and it can warn. In the late nineteenth century, just as in the late twentieth century, the expansion of global trade…

— Timothy Snyder

Until the chance for political participation is there, we who are poor will continue to attack the soft part of the American system -…

— Cesar Chavez

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was more politically oriented. Part and parcel of the initial SNCC efforts was to not only go in for voter…

— Ella Baker

“A final irony has to do with the idea of political responsibility. Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics as an…

— James Davison Hunter

“Because widespread participation is so central to popular sovereignty, we can say that the less political participation there is in a society, the weaker…

— Edward S. Greenberg

In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.

— Cesar Chavez

The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia.

— Frank Carlucci

Look at what the Omar of Qatar is doing, for example - the King of Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain. There are reform movements taking place,…

— Frank Carlucci

“Thus individuals and communities of all faiths, or of none, enjoy two basic rights. One is the right to an autonomous social existence, free…

— Timothy Shah

In the 00s, it was often claimed that political apathy had replaced political participation. Membership of political parties and electoral turnout were both said…

— Owen Jones

[Conservatism:] Our revolutionary message... is that a self-disciplined people can create a political community in which an ordered liberty will promote both economic prosperity…

— Irving Kristol